Altered Beast
Platform: Amiga 500
Region: Europe
Media: Floppy
Controller: Mouse / Keyboard, Joystick
Genre: Beat 'em Up - Side-Scrolling - Fantasy
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1989
Developer: Software Studios
Publisher: Activision
Players: 1, 2 simultaneous
Licensed from: Sega
Hardware: OCS
Conversions: Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128, Arcade, Atari ST/E, Commodore C64/128, MSX 1/2, NEC PC Engine CD/SCD, NEC PC Engine/TG-16/PCE GT/TurboExpress, Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom, Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, PC (DOS), PC (Windows), Sega Dreamcast, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Disks: 2
Programmer: Jeff Gamon
Musician: Dave Lowe (Uncle Art)
Designer: MAK Computer Graphics
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In this coin-op conversion, you are a hero raised from the dead by the god Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena. With scenery inspired by Ancient Greece, you have to fight hordes of undead and demons, with a boss at the end of each level until you meet the god Neff, who holds the girl captive.

The Altered Beast title refers to your shapeshifting abilities. In this platformer, you can collect spirit balls by defeating two-headed wolves, allowing you to mutate into different beasts such as a werewolf, a dragon, a tiger, a bear and others depending on the version. Each form, tied to a level, comes with special abilities such as flight and powerful attacks, easily superseding the basic set of punches and kicks in your human form.

The game can be played in singleplayer mode, or in same-screen multiplayer co-op mode.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/altered-beast
